Agriculturally active product

ABSTRACT

Agriculturally active products are disclosed that are used to eliminate or otherwise control pests.

FIELD

The present invention relates to agriculturally active products that areused to eliminate or otherwise control pests and/or regulate plantgrowth.

BACKGROUND

Gardeners and other caretakers of plants use agriculturally activeproducts to eliminate or otherwise control pests, such as weeds,insects, and fungus and/or to control the growth of plants. Typically,these agriculturally active products include one or more agriculturallyactive ingredients, such as herbicides, insecticides, fungicide, plantgrowth regulators, surfactants, shelf-life extenders, plant healthproducts, etc., and inert ingredients, if any. The agriculturally activeproducts typically also include a package or container used to containthese ingredients until the ingredients are dispensed in a deliverydevice, such as a sprayer, where the ingredients may be mixed with waterfor application on the undesired weeds and/or the desirable plants inneed of treatment.

SUMMARY

According to one aspect of the present invention, an agriculturallyactive product is provided. The product includes an amount ofagriculturally active ingredient sufficient to effectively treat acoverage area of vegetation and an unopened package having an interiorregion containing the agriculturally active ingredient. The package hasan exterior surface area. A ratio of the exterior surface area to thecoverage area is greater than 17,500 square centimeters per acre.

According to another aspect of the present invention, anotheragriculturally active product is provided. The product includes a volumeof material including an agriculturally active ingredient and a packagehaving a package centroid, an interior region, and a distant portionpositioned farthest away from the package centroid. The interior regionhas an interior region centroid and contains the volume of material. Theinterior region centroid is spaced apart from the package centroid by anoffset distance. The distant portion is spaced apart from the packagecentroid by a farthest distance. A ratio of the offset distance to thefarthest distance is greater than 0.10.

According to another aspect of the present invention, anotheragriculturally active product is provided. The product includes anamount of agriculturally active ingredient sufficient to effectivelytreat a coverage area of vegetation and an unopened package having atleast one sealed portion including an interior surface area defining aninterior region containing the agriculturally active ingredient. A ratioof the interior surface area to the coverage area is greater than 10,000square centimeters per acre,

According to another aspect of the present invention, anotheragriculturally active product is provided. The product includes a volumeof material including an agriculturally active ingredient and a sealedpackage having an interior region containing the volume. The sealedpackage has an exterior surface area. A ratio of the exterior surfacearea to the volume is greater than 10 square centimeters per milliliter.

According to another aspect of the present invention, anotheragriculturally active product is provided. The product includes a weightof material including an agriculturally active ingredient and anunopened package having an interior region containing the material. Theunopened package has an exterior surface area. A ratio of the exteriorsurface area to the weight of material is greater than 9 squarecentimeters per gram.

According to another aspect of the present invention, anotheragriculturally active product is provided. The product includes aninitial volume of an agriculturally active ingredient and a packagehaving an interior region containing the initial volume. The package hasan exterior surface area. A ratio of the exterior surface area to theinitial volume is greater than 500 square centimeters per milliliter.

According to another aspect of the present invention, anotheragriculturally active product is provided. The product includes aninitial weight of an agriculturally active ingredient and a packagehaving an interior region containing the initial weight. The package hasan exterior surface area. A ratio of the exterior surface area to theinitial weight is greater than 500 square centimeters per gram.

According to another aspect of the present invention, anotheragriculturally active product is provided. The product includes anagriculturally active ingredient and a package having at least onesealed storage portion and a remainder portion coupled to the at leastone sealed storage portion. The at least one sealed storage portionincludes at least one interior region containing the agriculturallyactive ingredient. The at least one sealed storage portion has a firstexterior surface area. The remainder portion has a second exteriorsurface area. A ratio of the first exterior surface area to the secondexterior surface area is less than 1.25.

According to another aspect of the present invention, anotheragriculturally active product is provided. The product includes a volumeof material including an agriculturally active ingredient and a packagehaving a sealed storage portion and a remainder portion coupled to thesealed storage portion. The sealed storage portion contains the volumeof the material. The remainder portion has an exterior surface area. Aratio of the exterior surface area to the volume is greater than 5square centimeters per milliliter.

According to another aspect of the present invention, anotheragriculturally active product is provided. The product includes anagriculturally active ingredient and a substantially flat package havingat least one sealed storage portion. The at least one sealed storageportion includes a total interior surface area defining a total interiorregion containing the agriculturally active ingredient. The package hasan exterior surface area. A ratio of the exterior surface area to totalinterior surface area is greater than 1.75.

The above mentioned and other features of the invention, and the mannerof attaining them, will become more apparent and the invention itselfwill be better understood by reference to the following description ofembodiments of the invention taken in conjunction with the accompanyingdrawings.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

FIG. 1 is a view of a garden, landscaping, or other area that possiblycontains weeds, insects, fungus or other pests that are undesirable andpossibly contain desirable plants requiring growth regulation;

FIG. 2 is a top plan view of an agriculturally active product thatincludes a package having an agriculturally active ingredient containedin the package;

FIG. 3 is a bottom plan view of the agriculturally active product ofFIG. 1;

FIG. 4 is a top plan view of a portion of the package of FIG. 1 showingan upper portion of the package sealed along a path (shown in dashedlines) from a lower portion of the package so that the upper portioncontains the agriculturally active ingredient;

FIG. 5 is a cross-sectional view taken along line 5-5 of FIG. 4 showingthe sealed upper portion of the package defining an interior region thatcontains the agriculturally active ingredient;

FIG. 6 is a view similar to FIG. 3 showing an upper portion of analternative embodiment package showing the upper portion sealed along apath (shown in dashed lines) with an upper portion of the path neckeddown to form a funnel for directed discharge of the agriculturallyactive ingredient if the upper portion of the path is cut;

FIG. 7 is a view similar to FIG. 6 showing upper and lower portions ofan alternative embodiment package showing the upper and lower portionsof the package sealed along paths (shown in dashed lines) with the upperand lower portions necked down to form funnels;

FIG. 8 is a cross-sectional view of the agriculturally active product ofFIG. 1 showing the package folded into sections that are coupledtogether with adhesive; and

FIG. 9 is a view of an alternative embodiment package showing thepackage including an upper portion and a pair of lower portions.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

The embodiments disclosed below are not intended to be exhaustive or tolimit the invention to the precise forms disclosed in the followingdetailed description. Rather, the embodiments are chosen and describedso that others skilled in the art may utilize their teachings.

Referring to FIG. 1, a garden, landscaping, or other area 4 containingdesirable plants 6 (ex. tomato plants, grass, crops, landscapeplantings, etc.), and pests 8 (ex, thistles and other weeds, insects,fungus, etc.) are shown. To control or eliminate pests 8 from gardenarea 8, an agriculturally active product 10 is provided that contains anherbicide, insecticide, fungicide, plant growth regulator, surfactant,shelf-life extender, plant health product or other agriculturally activeingredient 12 that is sprayed or otherwise applied to pests 8 and/ordesirable plants 6. Product 10 includes a package 14 and a material 16(shown in FIG. 5 contained within package 14). Typically, material 16includes one or more agriculturally active ingredients 12 and one ormore inert ingredients 18, such as water or other filler. Package 14 issealed to define one or more interior regions 20 (see FIG. 5) thatcontain material 16.

In use, a user opens package 14 by hand, or with a pair of scissor 22 oranother device to unseal interior region 20. Package 14 could also beopened without a tool by providing package 14 with a slit on an edge,pull strip, etc or without such structure for assisting in openingpackage 14. After opening package 14, the user pours material 16 into acontainer 24, such as a spray bottle, hose-end sprayer, etc. Before orafter pouring material 16 into container 24, a predetermined volume ofwater 26 is also poured into container 24 to make a predetermined volume28 of dilute mixture 30. Pre-determined volume 28 of dilute mixture 30is sufficient to treat a predetermined coverage area 32 based on thedosage rate for active ingredient 12.

As shown in FIG. 2, package 14 is relatively long having a height 34that is substantially greater than its width 36 and thickness 38 (seeFIG. 5). According to one embodiment of the present disclosure, height34 is 33.3 centimeters; width 36 is 6.5 centimeters; and thickness 38ranging from 0.21 millimeters near edges 40 of package 14 to 5millimeters near center line 42 of package 14 depending on the amount ofmaterial 16 contained within package 14. The total exterior surface area44 of package 14 is preferably about 433 square centimeters includingfront 46 (FIG. 2) and back 48 (FIG. 3) of package 14. According to otherembodiments, other sizes and shapes of packages can be provided. Forexample, according to some embodiments, height 34 may range from 3 to100 centimeters and width 36 may range from 3 to 20 centimeters.Accordingly, these embodiments may have total exterior surface areas 44ranging from 18 square centimeters to 4,000 square centimeters. Otherwidths, heights, and total exterior surfaces areas may also be provided.

As shown in FIG. 2, front 46 of package 14 includes graphics 50 that maydepict a specific pest 8 (ex. thistles) treated by active ingredient 12,a company logo, and other information. Package 14 also includes text 52on front 46 and back 48 (see FIG. 3) that preferably containsinformation identifying the composition of material 16; cautions; safetyrecommendations; first aid instructions; listings of potentialenvironmental, physical and chemical hazards; directions for useincluding the predetermined volume of water to be mixed with material16; precautions and restrictions; terms and conditions of use, warrantydisclaimers; etc. Text 52 may also indicate predetermined coverage area32 and the dosage rate.

According to the preferred embodiment of the present disclosure,coverage area 32 is relatively small. For example, according to oneembodiment, coverage area 32 is about 5.57 square meters (60 square feetor 0.0014 acres). During application of dilute mixture 30, the user mayuniformly spray or otherwise apply mixture 30 over an area equal tocoverage area 32. Alternatively, the user may spot treat pests 8 over alarger area by only applying mixture 30 to pests 8 and not tosurrounding areas without pests 8. The cumulative total of the areasthat are spot treated will be about equal to coverage area 32. Accordingto another embodiment, coverage area 32 is about 23.2 square meters (240square feet or 0.0055 acres), 92.9 square meters (1,000 square feet or0.023 acres), 278.7 square meters (3,000 square feet or 0.0689 acres) orany other area as shown in Table 1 below. According to alternativeemibodiments of the present disclosure, other coverage areas 32 may beprovided, such as 0.1; 0.2; 0.3; 0.5; 0.75; 1.0; 1.25; 1.5; 2; 3; 4; 6;7; 8; 9; 10; 12.5; 15; 17.5; 20; 25; 50; 100; 200; 300; 400; 500; 600;750; 1,000; 2,000; 3,000; 4,000; 5,000; 7,500; and 10,000 square meters.Other coverage areas 32 smaller, larger, or in between these areas mayalso be provided.

According to the present embodiment, various ratios are provided forfeatures of product 10. A ratio of total exterior surface area 44 ofpackage 14 to coverage area 32 (the “ESA-to-CA ratio”) is an example ofone such ratio. According to one embodiment of the present disclosure,the ESA-to-CA ratio is 433 square centimeters/60 square feet (0.0014acres) or about 314,285 square centimeters of package surface area peracre of coverage. According to other embodiments, other ESA-to-CA ratiosfor packages 14 may be provided, such as 100; 200; 500; 1,000; 5,000;10,000; 17,500; 20,00; 22,500; 25,000; 30,000; 40,000; 50,000; 60,000;70,000; 80,000; 90,000; 100,000; 125,000; 150,000; 200,000; 300,000;400,000; 500,000; 750,000; 1,000,000 square centimeters of packagesurface area per acre of coverage. Other ESA-to-CA ratios that aresmaller, larger, or in between these ratios may also be provided.Additional ESA-to-CA ratios are provided in Table 1 below based on anexternal surface area 44 of 433 square centimeters and the coverage areaindicated in Table 1. The ESA-to-CA ratios for packages 14 may bealtered by changing the amount of exterior surface area 44 and/or theamount of active ingredient 12 contained in package 14.

Depending on the selected predetermined coverage area 32, thepre-determined volume 28 of dilute mixture 30 may change. According tothe (preferred embodiment of the present disclosure, 0.946.35 liters(one quart) of pre-determined volume 28 of dilute mixture 30 issufficient for coverage area 32 of 5.57 square meters (60 square feet or0.0014 acres) (i.e., 1 quart/60 square feet). As discussed above,coverage area 32 treated by active ingredient 12 may be different. As aresult, pre-determined volume 28 of dilute mixture 30 may also change.For example, if coverage area 32 is 23.2 square meters (240 square feetor 0.0055 acres), pre-determined volume 28 of dilute mixture 30 may be3.785 liters (four quarts). If coverage area 32 is 66.84 square meters(720 square feet or 0.0165 acres), pre-determined volume 28 of dilutemixture 30 may be 11.36 liters (twelve quarts).

According to another embodiment of the present disclosure, 0.946.35liters (one quart) of pre-determined volume 28 of dilute mixture 30 issufficient a coverage area 32 of 23.23 square meters (250 square feet or0.0057 acres)(i.e. 1 quart/250 square feet). As discussed above,coverage area 32 treated by active ingredient 12 may be different. As aresult, pre-determined volume 28 of dilute mixture 30 may also change.For example, if coverage area 32 is 92.9 square meters (1,000 squarefeet or 0.023 acres), pre-determined volume 28 of dilute mixture 30 maybe 3.785 liters (four quarts). If coverage area 32 is 278.7 squaremeters (3,000 square feet or 0.0689 acres), pre-detetermined volume 28of dilute mixture 30 may be 11.36 liters (twelve quarts). According toother alternative embodiments of the present disclosure, other ratios ofpre-determined volume 28 to coverage area 32 may be provided, such as0.1, 0.2, 0.3, 0.4, 0.5, 0.75, 1.25, 1.5, 1.75, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7.5, 10,12.5, 15, 175, 20, 35, 50, 75, or 100 quarts per 100 square feet.

As shown in FIGS. 4 and 5, package 14 includes one or more seals 54 thatdefine interior region 20 and separate a storage portion 56 from aremainder portion 58 of package 14. Seals 54 are formed by adheringsheets 60 of foil 62 near interior region 20 together with adhesive;pressing together sheets 60 near interior region 20; applying heat tosheets 60 near interior region 20; or any other method of adheringsheets near interior region 20 together. One or more seals 54 may alsobe formed by folding foil 62 to define an edge in which case adhesionmay not be necessary,

Storage portion 56 includes an interior surface area 66 defining avolume of interior region 20 and an exterior surface area 68 that aregenerally equal in size. Remainder portion 58 is generally defined bythe portions of package 14 that do not define interior region 20. Forexample, remainder portion 58 includes edge portions 70 of sheets 60that are adhered to form seals 54 and other portions 72 that are alsospaced apart from interior region 20 that may or may not be adhered.Similar to storage portion 56, remainder portion 56 includes an exteriorsurface area 74 and an interior surface area 76 that are generally equalin size. Interior surface 76 is generally defined as the contact areabetween sheets 60. According to the preferred embodiment of the presentdisclosure, edge portions 70 are about 7 milimeters wide.

According to the preferred embodiment of the present disclosure, package14 has a ratio of exterior surface area 68 of storage portion 56 toexterior surface area 74 of remainder portion 56 (the “ESASP-to-ESARP”ratio). According to the preferred embodiment, interior region is about5.5 centimeters wide and 9 centimeters tong resulting in total exteriorsurface area 68 of storage portion of about 99 square centimeters.Because total exterior surface area 44 of package 14 is about 433 squarecentimeters, exterior surface area 74 of remainder portion 56 is about334 square centimeters. Thus, the ESASP-to-ESARP ratio is 99centimeters/334 centimeters or about 0.296. According to otherembodiments, other ESASP-to-ESARP ratios for packages 14 may beprovided, such as 0.01; 0.02; 0.05; 0.10; 0.20; 0.40; 0.50; 0.60; 0.70;0.80; 0.90; 1.00; 1.25; 1.5; 2.0; 3.0; 5.0; 6.0; 7.0; 8.0; 9.0; 10.0;12.5, and 15.0. Other ESASP-to-ESARP ratios that are smaller, larger, orin between these ratios may also be provided. The ESASP-to-ESARP ratiosfor packages 14 may change with either or both of the size or shape ofstorage portion 56 and remainder portion 56 of package 14.

According to the preferred embodiment of the present disclosure, package14 has a ratio of total exterior surface area 44 of package 14 tointerior surface area 66 (the “ESA-to-ISA” ratio). According to thepreferred embodiment, interior surface area 66 is substantially the samesize as total exterior surface area 68 of storage portion 56 of about 99square centimeters. As mentioned above, total exterior surface area 44of package 14 is about 433 square centimeters. Thus, the ESA-to-ISAratio is 433 centimeters/99 centimeters or about 4.37. According toother embodiments, other ESA-to-ISA ratios for packages 14 may beprovided, such as 0.01; 0.02; 0.05; 0.10; 0.20; 0.40; 0.50; 0.60; 0.70;0.80; 0.90; 1.00; 1.25; 1.5; 1.75; 2.0; 3.0; 5.0; 6.0; 7.0; 8.0; 9.0;10.0; 12.5, 15.0; 25.0; 50.0; 75.0; 100; 200; 400; 600; 800; and 1,000.Other ESA-to-ISA ratios that are smaller, larger, or in between theseratios may also be provided. The ESA-to-ISA ratios for packages 14 maychange with either or both of the size or shape of package 14 andstorage portion 56.

According to the preferred embodiment of the present disclosure, package14 has a ratio of total interior surface area 66 of package 14 tocoverage area 32 (the “ISA-to-CA ratio”). According to one embodiment ofthe present disclosure, the ISA-to-CA ratio is 99 square centimeters/60square feet or about 71,874 square centimeters of interior packagesurface area per acre of coverage. According to other embodiments, otherISA-to-CA ratios for packages 14 may be provided, such as 100; 200; 500;1,000; 5,000; 10,000; 17,500; 20,000; 22,500; 25,000; 30,000; 40,000;50,000; 60,000; 70,000; 80,000; 90,000; 100,000; 125,000, and 150,000square centimeters of interior package surface area per acre ofcoverage. Other ISA-to-CA ratios that are smaller, larger, or in betweenthese ratios may also be provided. Additional ISA-to-CA ratios areprovided in Table 1 below. The ISA-to-CA ratios for packages 14 may bealtered by changing the amount of interior surface area 66 and/or theamount of active ingredient 12 contained in package 14.

As shown in FIG. 2, package 14 includes a package centroid 78. Corners80 of package 14 are positioned farthest from centroid 78 by a farthestdistance 86. As shown in FIGS. 3, 4, and 5, interior region 20 includesan interior region centroid 82. As shown in FIG. 2, package centroid 78is spaced apart from interior region centroid 82 by an offset distance84. According to the preferred embodiment of the present disclosure,offset distance 84 is 11.45 centimeters and farthest distance 86 is16.96 centimeters, resulting in a ratio of offset distance to farthestdistance of 0.675. According to other embodiments, other offset tofarthest distance ratios for packages 14 may be provided, such as 0.01;0.02; 0.05; 0.10; 0.20; 0.40; 0.50; 0.60; 0.70; 0.80; 0.90; 1.00; 1.25;1.5; 2.0; 3.0; 5.0; 6.0; 7.0; 8.0; 9.0; 10.0; 12.5, and 15.0. Other suchratios that are smaller, larger, or in between these ratios may also beprovided. Such ratios for packages 14 may change with either or both ofthe size of packages 14 and/or the location of interior region centroid82.

The weight and volume of material 16 necessary to satisfy the dosagerate for coverage area 32 varies with the size of coverage area 32, thespecific type of active ingredient, and the amount of inert ingredient18 provided in material 16. For example, package 14 may includedifferent types of herbicides, insecticides, fungicides, etc. such asthose listed in Table 1 or another type of pest control ingredientand/or plant growth regulators as an active ingredient 12. As usedherein, the term active ingredient encompasses the active ingredient orthe acid equivalent of the active ingredient (i.e., the acid portion ofthe active ingredient) as delineated in Table 1 with an asterisk (*).

TABLE 1 dilute mix vol. of mat. wt. of mat. Ex. No. Common name brandname type size (l) (VOM) (ml) (WOM) (g) 1 florasulam Frontline herbicide0.95 0.698 0.722 2 2,4, dichlorophenol and MCPP acid* Trimec classicherbicide 0.95 10.861 12.187 3 clopyralid MEA salt* Lontrel herbicide0.95 1.792 2.081 4 myclobutanil Eagle 20 E W herbicide 0.95 8.825 9.0995 penoxsulam Grasp SC fungicide 0.95 0.679 0.754 6triclopyr-2-butoxyethyl ester* Turflon Ester herbicide 0.95 5.431 5.8657 glyphosate* Durango herbicide 0.95 16.292 19.697 84-amino-3-chloro-6-(4-chloro-2- herbicide 0.95 0.242 0.244fluoro-3-methoxyphenyl)pyridine-2- carboxylic acid methyl ester* 9florasulam Frontline herbicide 3.79 2.792 2.887 10 2,4, dichlorophenoland MCPP acid* Trimec classic herbicide 3.79 43.446 48.746 11 clopyralidMEA salt* Lontrel herbicide 3.79 7.169 8.323 12 myclobutanil Eagle 20 EW herbicide 3.79 35.300 36.394 13 penoxsulam Grasp SC fungicide 3.792.715 3.014 14 triclopyr-2-butoxyethyl ester* Turflon Ester herbicide3.79 21.723 23.461 15 glyphosate* Durango herbicide 3.79 65.169 78.78916 4-amino-3-chloro-6-(4-chloro-2- herbicide 3.79 0.967 0.976fluoro-3-methoxyphenyl)pyridine-2- carboxylic acid methyl ester* 17florasulam Frontline herbicide 11.36 8.377 8.661 18 2,4, dichlorophenoland MCPP acid* Trimec classic herbicide 11.36 130.337 146.239 19clopyralid MEA salt* Lontrel herbicide 11.36 21.506 24.968 20myclobutanil Eagle 20 E W herbicide 11.36 105.899 109.182 21 penoxsulamGrasp SC fungicide 11.36 8.146 9.042 22 triclopyr-2-butoxyethyl ester*Turflon Ester herbicide 11.36 65.169 70.382 23 glyphosate Durangoherbicide 11.36 195.506 236.367 24 4-amino-3-chloro-6-(4-chloro-2-herbicide 11.36 2.900 2.929 fluoro-3-methoxyphenyl)pyridine-2-carboxylic acid methyl ester* 25 spinetoram with sulfoxaflor insecticide0.95 0.071 0.068 26 spinetoram with sulfoxaflor insecticide 0.95 0.1430.137 27 sulfoxaflor Transform insecticide 0.95 0.122 0.051 28sulfoxaflor Transform insecticide 0.95 0.244 0.103 29 acephate OrtheneWSG insecticide 0.95 0.975 0.469 30 imidacloprid Marathon II insecticide0.95 0.138 0.155 31 myclobutanil Eagle 20 E W herbicide 0.95 0.815 0.84032 myclobutanil Eagle 20 E W herbicide 0.95 0.815 0.840 33 spinetoramwith sulfoxaflor insecticide 0.95 0.285 0.274 34 spinetoram withsulfoxaflor insecticide 0.95 0.407 0.391 35 spinetoram with sulfoxaflorinsecticide 0.95 0.570 0.547 36 sulfoxaflor Transform insecticide 0.950.652 0.274 37 spinetoram J & L Radiant insecticide 0.95 0.244 0.251 38spinetoram J & L Radiant insecticide 0.95 0.652 0.668 39 spinosad A & DConserve insecticide 0.95 1.792 1.893 40 spinetoram with sulfoxaflorinsecticide 3.79 0.285 0.273 41 spinetoram with sulfoxaflor insecticide3.79 0.570 0.546 42 sulfoxaflor Transform insecticide 3.79 0.489 0.20543 sulfoxaflor Transform insecticide 3.79 0.978 0.411 44 acephateOrthene WSG insecticide 3.79 3.901 1.875 45 imidacloprid Marathon IIinsecticide 3.79 0.554 0.620 46 myclobutanil Eagle 20 E W herbicide 3.793.259 3.360 47 myclobutanil Eagle 20 E W herbicide 3.79 3.259 3.360 48spinetoram with sulfoxaflor insecticide 3.79 1.141 1.095 49 spinetoramwith sulfoxaflor insecticide 3.79 1.629 1.564 50 spinetoram withsulfoxaflor insecticide 3.79 2.281 2.190 51 sulfoxaflor Transforminsecticide 3.79 2.607 1.095 52 spinetoram J & L Radiant insecticide3.79 0.978 1.002 53 spinetoram J & L Radiant insecticide 3.79 2.6072.672 54 spinosad A & D Conserve insecticide 3.79 7.169 7.571 55spinetoram with sulfoxaflor insecticide 11.36 0.855 0.820 56 spinetoramwith sulfoxaflor insecticide 11.36 1.711 1.639 57 sulfoxaflor Transforminsecticide 11.36 1.466 0.616 58 sulfoxaflor Transform insecticide 11.362.933 1.232 59 acephate Orthene WSG insecticide 11.36 11.703 5.624 60imidacloprid Marathon II insecticide 11.36 1.662 1.861 61 myclobutanilEagle 20 E W herbicide 11.36 9.776 10.079 62 myclobutanil Eagle 20 E Wherbicide 11.36 9.776 10.079 63 spinetoram with sulfoxaflor insecticide11.36 3.422 3.285 64 spinetoram with sulfoxaflor insecticide 11.36 4.8884.692 65 spinetoram with sulfoxaflor insecticide 11.36 6.843 6.569 66sulfoxaflor Transform insecticide 11.36 7.821 3.285 67 spinetoram J & LRadiant insecticide 11.36 2.933 3.006 68 spinetoram J & L Radiantinsecticide 11.36 7.821 8.017 69 spinosad A & D Conserve insecticide11.36 21.508 22.712 vol. of wt. of coverage ESA-CA ISA-CA act. ingr.act. ingr. area ratio ratio Ex. No. Common name (VAI)(ml) (WAI)(g)(acres) (cm²/acre) (cm²/acre) 1 florasulam 0.0225 0.0349 0.0057 75,42817,250 2 2,4, dichlorophenol and MCPP acid* 4.4709 3.5365 0.0057 75,42817,250 3 clopyralid MEA salt* 2.1742 0.6443 0.0057 75,428 17,250 4myclobutanil 2.2092 1.7661 0.0057 75,428 17,250 5 penoxsulam 0.26620.1627 0.0057 75,428 17,250 6 triclopyr-2-butoxyethyl ester* 1.99292.6032 0.0057 75,428 17,250 7 glyphosate* 10.3200 5.7792 0.0057 75,42817,250 8 4-amino-3-chloro-6-(4-chloro-2- 0.1363 0.0232 0.0057 75,42817,250 fluoro-3-methoxyphenyl)pyridine-2- carboxylic acid methyl ester*9 florasulam 0.0900 0.1395 0.0230 18,857 4,312 10 2,4, dichlorophenoland MCPP acid* 12.8903 14.1461 0.0230 18,857 4,312 11 clopyralid MEAsalt* 8.6968 2.5772 0.0230 18,857 4,312 12 myclobutanil 5.7906 7.06460.0230 18,857 4,312 13 penoxsulam 1.0648 0.6508 0.0230 18,857 4,312 14triclopyr-2-butoxyethyl ester* 7.9717 10.4130 0.0230 18,857 4,312 15glyphosate* 41.2801 23.1168 0.0230 18,857 4,312 164-amino-3-chloro-6-(4-chloro-2- 0.5452 0.0927 0.0230 18,857 4,312fluoro-3-methoxyphenyl)pyridine-2- carboxylic acid methyl ester* 17florasulam 0.2701 0.4186 0.0689 6,286 1,437 18 2,4, dichlorophenol andMCPP acid* 36.0599 42.4382 0.0689 6,286 1,437 19 clopyralid MEA salt*26.0904 7.7316 0.0689 6,286 1,437 20 myclobutanil 17.3719 21.1937 0.06896,286 1,437 21 penoxsulam 3.1945 1.9524 0.0689 6,286 1,437 22triclopyr-2-butoxyethyl ester* 23.9151 31.2390 0.0689 6,286 1,437 23glyphosate 123.8402 69.3505 0.0689 6,286 1,437 244-amino-3-chloro-6-(4-chloro-2- 1.6355 0.2780 0.0689 6,286 1,437fluoro-3-methoxyphenyl)pyridine-2- carboxylic acid methyl ester* 25spinetoram with sulfoxaflor 0.0375 0.0273 0.0014 314,285 71,874 26spinetoram with sulfoxaflor 0.0749 0.0546 0.0014 314,285 71,874 27sulfoxaflor 0.0474 0.0147 0.0014 314,285 71,874 28 sulfoxaflor 0.09450.0293 0.0014 314,285 71,874 29 acephate 0.9460 0.4546 0.0014 314,28571,874 30 imidacloprid 0.0691 0.0332 0.0014 314,285 71,874 31myclobutanil 0.1445 0.1630 0.0014 314,285 71,874 32 myclobutanil 0.14450.1630 0.0014 314,285 71,874 33 spinetoram with sulfoxaflor 0.15010.1095 0.0014 314,285 71,874 34 spinetoram with sulfoxaflor 0.21450.1564 0.0014 314,285 71,874 35 spinetoram with sulfoxaflor 0.30030.2190 0.0014 314,285 71,874 36 sulfoxaflor 0.2523 0.0782 0.0014 314,28571,874 37 spinetoram J & L 0.0255 0.0293 0.0014 314,285 71,874 38spinetoram J & L 0.0680 0.0781 0.0014 314,285 71,874 39 spinosad A & D0.1810 0.2148 0.0014 314,285 71,874 40 spinetoram with sulfoxaflor0.1498 0.1093 0.0055 78,571 17,969 41 spinetoram with sulfoxaflor 0.29970.2185 0.0055 78,571 17,969 42 sulfoxaflor 0.1897 0.0588 0.0055 78,57117,969 43 sulfoxaflor 0.3781 0.1172 0.0055 78,571 17,969 44 acephate3.7841 1.8185 0.0055 78,571 17,969 45 imidacloprid 0.2763 0.1328 0.005578,571 17,969 46 myclobutanil 0.5780 0.6522 0.0055 78,571 17,969 47myclobutanil 0.5780 0.6522 0.0055 78,571 17,969 48 spinetoram withsulfoxaflor 0.6005 0.4379 0.0055 78,571 17,969 49 spinetoram withsulfoxaflor 0.8579 0.6256 0.0055 78,571 17,969 50 spinetoram withsulfoxaflor 1.2011 0.8759 0.0055 78,571 17,969 51 sulfoxaflor 1.00910.3128 0.0055 78,571 17,969 52 spinetoram J & L 0.1020 0.1172 0.005578,571 17,969 53 spinetoram J & L 0.2720 0.3124 0.0055 78,571 17,969 54spinosad A & D 0.7241 0.8592 0.0055 78,571 17,969 55 spinetoram withsulfoxaflor 0.4495 0.3278 0.0165 26,190 5,990 56 spinetoram withsulfoxaflor 0.8991 0.6556 0.0165 26,190 5,990 57 sulfoxaflor 0.56910.1764 0.0165 26,190 5,990 58 sulfoxaflor 1.1342 0.3516 0.0165 26,1905,990 59 acephate 11.3524 5.4554 0.0165 26,190 5,990 60 imidacloprid0.8289 0.3983 0.0165 26,190 5,990 61 myclobutanil 1.7340 1.9566 0.016526,190 5,990 62 myclobutanil 1.7340 1.9566 0.0165 26,190 5,990 63spinetoram with sulfoxaflor 1.8016 1.3138 0.0165 26,190 5,990 64spinetoram with sulfoxaflor 2.5737 1.8769 0.0165 26,190 5,990 65spinetoram with sulfoxaflor 3.6032 2.6276 0.0165 26,190 5,990 66sulfoxaflor 3.0272 0.9384 0.0165 26,190 5,990 67 spinetoram J & L 0.30600.3515 0.0165 26,190 5,990 68 spinetoram J & L 0.8161 0.9373 0.016526,190 5,990 69 spinosad A & D 2.1722 2.5775 0.0165 26,190 5,990 ESA-VOMESARP-VOM ESA-WOM ESA-VAI ESA-WAI ratio ratio ratio ratio ratio Ex. No.Common name (cm²/ml) (cm/ml) (cm/g) (cm²/ml) (cm/g) 1 florasulam 620.16478.33 599.76 19,235.3 12,409.87 2 2,4, dichlorophenol and MCPP acid*39.86 30.74 35.52 96.8 122.41 3 clopyralid MEA salt* 241.55 186.31208.06 199.1 671.89 4 myclobutanil 49.05 37.84 47.58 196.0 245.11 5penoxsulam 637.70 491.87 574.51 1,626.1 2,660.68 6triclopyr-2-butoxyethyl ester* 79.71 61.48 73.81 217.2 166.29 7glyphosate* 26.57 20.49 21.98 41.9 74.91 84-amino-3-chloro-6-(4-chloro-2- 1,791.31 1,381.65 1,773.57 3,176.418,684.52 fluoro-3-methoxyphenyl)pyridine-2- carboxylic acid methylester* 9 florasulam 155.04 119.58 149.94 4,808.8 3,102.47 10 2,4,dichlorophenol and MCPP acid* 9.96 7.69 8.88 33.6 30.60 11 clopyralidMEA salt* 60.39 46.58 52.01 49.8 167.97 12 myclobutanil 12.26 9.46 11.8974.8 61.28 13 penoxsulam 159.43 122.97 143.63 406.5 665.17 14triclopyr-2-butoxyethyl ester* 19.93 15.37 18.45 54.3 41.57 15glyphosate* 6.64 5.12 5.49 10.5 18.73 16 4-amino-3-chloro-6-(4-chloro-2-447.83 345.41 443.39 794.1 4,671.13 fluoro-3-methoxyphenyl)pyridine-2-carboxylic acid methyl ester* 17 florasulam 51.68 39.86 49.98 1,602.91,034.16 18 2,4, dichlorophenol and MCPP acid* 3.32 2.56 2.96 12.0 10.2019 clopyralid MEA salt* 20.13 15.53 17.34 16.6 55.99 20 myclobutanil4.09 3.15 3.96 24.9 20.43 21 penoxsulam 53.14 40.99 47.88 135.5 221.7222 triclopyr-2-butoxyethyl ester* 6.64 5.12 6.15 18.1 13.86 23glyphosate 2.21 1.71 1.83 3.5 6.24 24 4-amino-3-chloro-6-(4-chloro-2-149.28 115.14 147.80 264.7 1,557.04 fluoro-3-methoxyphenyl)pyridine-2-carboxylic acid methyl ester* 25 spinetoram with sulfoxaflor 6,072.724,683.95 6,338.51 11,555.9 15,846.27 26 spinetoram with sulfoxaflor3,036.36 2,341.97 3,169.25 5,777.9 7,923.13 27 sulfoxaflor 3,542.422,732.30 8,434.33 9,127.9 29,444.84 28 sulfoxaflor 1,771.21 1,366.154,217.16 4,580.2 14,774.81 29 acephate 443.87 342.36 923.66 457.6 952.2330 imidacloprid 3,125.66 2,410.85 2,790.77 6,266.9 13,041.11 31myclobutanil 531.36 409.85 515.39 2,995.8 2,655.08 32 myclobutanil531.36 409.85 515.39 2,995.8 2,655.08 33 spinetoram with sulfoxaflor1,518.18 1,170.99 1,581.61 2,883.5 3,954.02 34 spinetoram withsulfoxaflor 1,062.73 819.69 1,107.13 2,018.4 2,767.82 35 spinetoram withsulfoxaflor 759.09 585.49 790.80 1,441.7 1,977.01 36 sulfoxaflor 664.20512.31 1,581.44 1,716.0 5,535.63 37 spinetoram J & L 1,771.21 1,366.151,728.01 16,974.7 14,779.92 38 spinetoram J & L 664.20 512.31 648.006,365.5 5,542.47 39 spinosad A & D 241.53 186.29 228.72 2,391.5 2,015.4440 spinetoram with sulfoxaflor 1,518.18 1,170.99 1,584.63 2,889.03,961.57 41 spinetoram with sulfoxaflor 759.09 585.49 792.31 1,444.51,980.78 42 sulfoxaflor 885.60 683.08 2,108.58 2,282.0 7,361.21 43sulfoxaflor 442.80 341.54 1,054.29 1,145.0 3,693.70 44 acephate 110.9785.59 230.92 114.4 238.06 45 imidacloprid 781.42 602.71 697.69 1,566.73,260.28 46 myclobutanil 132.84 102.46 128.85 749.0 663.77 47myclobutanil 132.84 102.46 128.85 749.0 663.77 48 spinetoram withsulfoxaflor 379.54 292.75 395.40 720.9 988.51 49 spinetoram withsulfoxaflor 265.68 204.92 276.78 504.6 691.95 50 spinetoram withsulfoxaflor 189.77 146.37 197.70 360.4 494.25 51 sulfoxaflor 166.05128.08 395.36 429.0 1,383.91 52 spinetoram J & L 442.80 341.54 432.004,243.7 3,694.98 53 spinetoram J & L 166.05 128.08 162.00 1,591.41,385.62 54 spinosad A & D 60.38 46.57 57.18 597.9 503.86 55 spinetoramwith sulfoxaflor 506.06 390.33 528.21 963.0 1,320.52 56 spinetoram withsulfoxaflor 253.03 195.16 264.10 481.5 660.26 57 sulfoxaflor 295.20227.69 702.86 760.7 2,453.74 58 sulfoxaflor 147.60 113.85 351.43 381.71,231.23 59 acephate 36.99 28.53 76.97 38.1 79.35 60 imidacloprid 260.47200.90 232.56 522.2 1,086.76 61 myclobutanil 44.28 34.15 42.95 249.7221.26 62 myclobutanil 44.28 34.15 42.95 249.7 221.26 63 spinetoram withsulfoxaflor 126.51 97.58 131.80 240.3 329.50 64 spinetoram withsulfoxaflor 88.56 68.31 92.26 168.2 230.65 65 spinetoram withsulfoxaflor 63.26 48.79 65.90 120.1 164.75 66 sulfoxaflor 55.35 42.69131.79 143.0 461.30 67 spinetoram J & L 147.60 113.85 144.00 1,414.61,231.66 68 spinetoram J & L 55.35 42.69 54.00 530.5 461.87 69 spinosadA & D 20.13 15.52 19.06 199.3 167.95

Each active ingredient 12 has a required weight or volume required toprovide an effect amount of active ingredient 12 for a given coveragearea 32. As mentioned above, material 16 typically includes both activeingredient(s) 12 and inert ingredient(s) 18. The amount of inertingredient 18 provided in material 16 will determine the concentrationof active ingredient 12 in material 16. This concentration willdetermine the weight or volume of material 16 required in package 14 forthe predetermined coverage area 32. Based on the amount of material 16contained in package 14, various ratios for features of product 10 canbe determined.

According to the preferred embodiment of the present disclosure, package14 has a ratio of total exterior surface area 44 to volume of materialstored in interior region 20 (the “ESA-to-VOM” ratio). As discussedabove, exterior surface area 44 of the preferred embodiment is about 433square centimeters. As shown in Table 1, the volume of material storedin interior region 20 may range from 0.071 milliliters to 195.5milliliters resulting in a ESA-to-VOM ratio ranging from 2.21 to 6.073square centimeters/milliliter. According to other embodiments, otherESA-to-VOM ratios for packages 14 may be provided, such as 0.1; 0.2;0.5; 1.0; 2.0; 4.0; 5.0; 6.0; 7.0; 8.0; 9.0; 10; 12.5; 15; 20; 30; 50;60; 70; 80; 90; 100; 125, 250; 500; 1,000; 2,000, 3,000; 4,000; 5,000;7,500; 10,000; and 15,000 square centimeters/milliliter. OtherESA-to-VOM ratios that are smaller, larger, or in between these ratiosmay also be provided. The ESA-to-VOM ratios for packages 14 may bechanged with either or both of the size or shape of package 14 and thevolume of material stored in interior region 20.

According to the preferred embodiment of the present disclosure, package14 has a ratio of exterior surface area 68 of storage portion 56 tovolume of material stored in interior region 20 (the “ESARP-to-VOM”ratio). As discussed above, exterior surface area 68 of storage portion56 of the preferred embodiment is about 334 square centimeters. As shownin Table 1, the volume of material stored in interior region 20 mayrange from 0.071 milliliters to 195.5 milliliters resulting in anESARP-to-VOM ratio ranging from 1.71 to 4,684 squarecentimeters/milliliter. According to other embodiments, otherESARP-to-VOM ratios for packages 14 may be provided, such as 0.1; 0.2;0.5; 1.0; 2.0; 4.0; 5.0; 6.0; 7.0; 8.0; 9.0; 10; 12.5; 15; 20; 30; 50;60; 70; 80; 90; 100; 125, 250; 500; 1,000; 2,000, 3,000; 4,000; 5,000;7,500; 10,000; and 15,000 square centimeters/milliliter. OtherESARP-to-VOM ratios that are smaller, larger, or in between these ratiosmay also be provided. The ESARP-to-VOM ratios for packages 14 may bechanged with either or both of the size or shape of package 14 and thevolume of material stored in interior region 20.

According to the preferred embodiment of the present disclosure, package14 has a ratio of total exterior surface area 44 to weight of materialstored in interior region 20 (the “ESA-to-WOM” ratio). As discussedabove, exterior surface area 44 of the preferred embodiment is about 433square centimeters. As shown in Table 1, the weight of material storedin interior region 20 may range from 0.05 grams to 236 grams resultingin a ESA-to-WOM ratio ranging from 1.83 to 8,434 squarecentimeters/gram. According to other embodiments, other ESA-to-VOMratios for packages 14 may be provided, such as 0.01; 0.02; 0.03; 0.05,0.075; 0.1; 0.2; 0.5; 1.0; 2.0; 4.0; 5.0; 6.0; 7.0; 8.0; 9.0; 10; 12.5;15; 20; 30; 50; 60; 70; 80; 90; 100; 125, 250; 500; 1,000; 2,000, 3,000;4,000; 5,000; 7,500; 10,000; and 15,000 centimeters/gram. OtherESA-to-WOM ratios that are smaller, larger, or in between these ratiosmay also be provided. The ESA-to-WOM ratios for packages 14 may bechanged with either or both of the size or shape of package 14 and theweight of material stored in interior region 20.

According to the preferred embodiment of the present disclosure, package14 has a ratio of total exterior surface area 44 to volume of activeingredient stored in interior region 20 (the “ESA-to-VAI” ratio). Asdiscussed above, exterior surface area 44 of the preferred embodiment isabout 433 square centimeters. As shown in Table 1, the volume of activeingredient stored in interior region 20 may range from 0.0225 to 123.8milliliters resulting in a ESA-to-VAI ratio ranging from 3.50 to 19,235square centimeters/milliliter. Typically, the volume of activeingredient is dependent upon the bulk density of the active ingredientadded to the water or other solution that constitutes the volume ofmaterial contained in interior region 20. According to otherembodiments, other ESA-to-VAI ratios for packages 14 may be provided,such as 0.1; 0.2; 0.5; 1.0; 2.0; 4.0; 5.0; 6.0; 7.0; 8.0; 9.0; 10; 12.5;15; 20; 30; 50; 60; 70; 80; 90; 100; 125, 250; 500; 1,000; 2,000, 3,000;4,000; 5,000; 7,500; 10,000; 15,000; 20,000; 30,000; 40,000; 60,000;80,000; and 100,000 square centimeters/milliliter. Other ESA-to-VAIratios that are smaller, larger, or in between these ratios may also beprovided. The ESA-to-VAI ratios for packages 14 may be changed witheither or both of the size or shape of package 14 and the volume ofactive ingredient stored in interior region 20.

According to the preferred embodiment of the present disclosure, package14 has a ratio of total exterior surface area 44 to weight of activeingredient stored in interior region 20 (the “ESA-to-WAI” ratio). Asdiscussed above, exterior surface area 44 of the preferred embodiment isabout 433 square centimeters. As shown in Table 1, the weight ofmaterial stored in interior region 20 may range from 0.0147 to 69.35grams resulting in a ESA-to-WAI ratio ranging from 6.24 to 29,445 squarecentimeters/gram. According to other embodiments, other ESA-to-WAIratios for packages 14 may be provided, such as 0.1; 0.2.; 0.5; 1.0;2.0; 4.0; 5.0; 6.0; 7.0; 8.0; 9.0; 10; 12.5; 15; 20; 30; 50; 60; 70; 80;90; 100; 125, 250; 500; 1,000; 2,000, 3,000; 4,000; 5,000; 7,500;10,000; 15,000; 20,000; 30,000; 40,000; 60,000; 80,000; and 100,000centimeters/gram. Other ESA-to-WAI ratios that are smaller, larger, orin between these ratios may also be provided. The ESA-to-WAI ratios forpackages 14 may be changed with either or both of the size or shape ofpackage 14 and the weight of active ingredient stored in interior region20.

A portion of an alternative embodiment package 114 is shown in FIG. 6.Package 114 is similar to package 14 with the exception that seal 54′necks down at the top of package 114. The necking down of seal 54′defined a funnel 88 for material 16 to flow through during dispersal ofmaterial 16 out of package 14′. A user cuts package 14′ across the topof funnel 88 to open package 14′. The user then squeezes package 14′ todirect material 16 through funnel 88 into container 24.

Portions of another alternative embodiment package 214′ are shown inFIG. 7. Package 214′ is similar to package 114 with the exception thattwo seals 54′ are provided, one on the top of package 214′ and one onthe bottom of package 214. The active ingredients 12 in each sealedvolume may be the same or they may be different. By providing multiplesealed volumes, a user may use the active ingredients at differenttimes. For example, the user may use the active ingredient 16 from oneof the sealed volume for a first course of treatment and the activeingredient 16 from the other sealed volume for a second course oftreatment. For some treatments, the first and second courses may requirethe same active ingredients 16. For some treatments, the first andsecond courses may require different active ingredients.

Package 14 (and packages 114, 214) may be folded to provide a morecompact arrangement as shown in FIG. 8. When folded, package 14preferably includes multiple folds 90, one of which includes interiorregion 20. According to one embodiment, adhesive 92 is provided betweenadjacent folds 90 to adhere adjacent folds 90 together.

Another alternative embodiment package 314 is shown in FIG. 9. Package314 is similar to package 14 with the exception that a lower portion 94is split into two flaps 96. An upper portion 98 includes interior region20. Text 52 (and/or graphics) may be provided on either or both sides offlaps 96 of lower portion 94 and upper portion 98. Each side of flaps 96and each side of upper portion 98 cooperate to define the exteriorsurface area of package 314. As a result, the overall height of package314 can be reduce while maintaining the same exterior surface area whencompared to packages 14, 114, 214.

While this invention has been described as relative to exemplarydesigns, the present invention may be further modified within the spiritand scope of this disclosure. Further, this application is intended tocover such departures from the present disclosure as come within knownor customary practice in the art to which this invention pertains.

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 31. An agriculturally active product including: aninitial volume of an agriculturally active ingredient; and a packagehaving an interior region containing the initial volume, the packagehaving an exterior surface area, a ratio of the exterior surface area tothe initial volume being greater than 500 square centimeters permilliliter.
 32. The agriculturally active product of claim 31, whereinthe initial volume of the agriculturally active ingredient is sufficientto effectively treat a coverage area of vegetation, a ratio of theinitial volume to the coverage area being 0.1 quarts per 100 square feetto 100 quarts per 100 square feet.
 33. The agriculturally active productof claim 31, wherein the ratio of the exterior surface area to theinitial volume is greater than 1,000 square centimeters per milliliter.34. The agriculturally active product of claim 31, wherein the ratio ofthe exterior surface area to the initial volume is greater than 10,000square centimeters per milliliter.
 35. The agriculturally active productof claim 31, wherein the package has at least one sealed storage portioncontaining the initial volume and a remainder portion coupled to the atleast one sealed storage portion, wherein the exterior surface area ofthe storage portion is less than the exterior surface area of theremainder portion.
 36. The agriculturally active product of claim 35,wherein a ratio of the exterior surface area of the storage portion tothe exterior surface area of the remainder portion is 0.50 or less. 37.The agriculturally active product of claim 31, wherein the packageincludes at least one sealed storage portion defining the interiorregion, the at least one sealed storage portion having a total interiorsurface area, a ratio of the exterior surface area to the total interiorsurface area is greater than 1.75.
 38. An agriculturally active productincluding: an initial weight of an agriculturally active ingredient; anda package having an interior region containing the initial weight, thepackage having an exterior surface area, a ratio of the exterior surfacearea to the initial weight being greater than 500 square centimeters pergram.
 39. The agriculturally active product of claim 38, wherein theratio of the exterior surface area to the initial weight is greater than1,000 square centimeters per milliliter.
 40. The agriculturally activeproduct of claim 38, wherein the ratio of the exterior surface area tothe initial weight is greater than 10,000 square centimeters permilliliter.
 41. The agriculturally active product of claim 38, whereinthe package has at least one sealed storage portion containing theinitial weight and a remainder portion coupled to the at least onesealed storage portion, wherein the exterior surface area of the storageportion is less than the exterior surface area of the remainder portion.42. The agriculturally active product of claim 41, wherein a ratio ofthe exterior surface area of the storage portion to the exterior surfacearea of the remainder portion is 0.50 or less.
 43. The agriculturallyactive product of claim 38, wherein the package includes at least onesealed storage portion defining the interior region, the at least onesealed storage portion having a total interior surface area, a ratio ofthe exterior surface area to the total interior surface area is greaterthan 1.75.
 44. An agriculturally active product including: a volume ofmaterial including an agriculturally active ingredient, and a packagehaving a package centroid, an interior region, and a distant portionpositioned farthest away from the package centroid, the interior regionhaving an interior region centroid and containing the volume ofmaterial, the interior region centroid being spaced apart from thepackage centroid by an offset distance, the distant portion being spacedapart from the package centroid by a farthest distance, a ratio of theoffset distance to the farthest distance being greater than 0.10,wherein the package centroid is separated from the volume of material inthe package.
 45. The agriculturally active product of claim 44, whereinthe package has at least one sealed storage portion and a remainderportion coupled to the at least one sealed storage portion, the at leastone sealed storage portion includes the interior region, the at leastone sealed storage portion has a first exterior surface area, theremainder portion has a second exterior surface area, a ratio of thefirst exterior surface area to the second exterior surface area is lessthan 1.25.
 46. The agriculturally active product of claim 44, whereinthe ratio of the offset distance to the farthest distance is greaterthan 0.4.
 47. The agriculturally active product of claim 44, wherein theratio of the offset distance to the farthest distance is greater than0.75.
 48. The agriculturally active product of claim 44, wherein packageis substantially flat.
 49. The agriculturally active product of claim44, wherein the package has a sealed storage portion and a remainderportion coupled to the sealed storage portion, the sealed storageportion contains the volume of the material, the remainder portion hasan exterior surface area, a ratio of the exterior surface area to thevolume is greater than 5 square centimeters per milliliter.
 50. Theagriculturally active product of claim 44, wherein the package issubstantially flat and has at least one sealed storage portion, the atleast one sealed storage portion includes a total interior surface areadefining the interior region, the package has an exterior surface area,a ratio of the exterior surface area to the total interior surface areais greater than 1.75.